1. Business Analysis is the practice of enabling change in an organizational context, by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders. The set of tasks and techniques that are used to perform business analysis are defined in A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®Guide).

7.6. Software Applications

8. The Business Analysis Core Concept Model™ (BACCM™)

8.1.2. Uniting a community of practitioners requires common terminology

8.2. 6 major questions (six Core Concepts) need to be answered (central questions in business analysis)

8.2.1. Change

8.2.1.1. What is the kind of change we're doing?

8.2.1.2. A controlled transformation of the organization / enterprise.

8.2.2. Need

8.2.2.1. What are the need we're trying to satisfy?

8.2.2.2. A problem, opportunity, or constraint with potential value to a stakeholder.

8.2.3. Solution

8.2.3.1. What are the solutions we're trying to satisfy?

8.2.3.2. A specific way of satisfying one or more needs in a context.

8.2.4. Value

8.2.4.1. What do stakeholders consider to be of value?

8.2.4.2. The worth, importance, or usefulness of something to a stakeholder within a context.

8.2.5. Stakeholder

8.2.5.1. Who are the stakeholders involved?

8.2.5.2. A group or individual with a relationship to the change or the solution.

8.2.6. Context

8.2.6.1. What is the context in which we and the solution are in?

8.2.6.2. The circumstances that form the setting for a change and allows for further understanding and assessment of the change.

9. Perspectives (5)

9.1. What is it?

9.1.1. Perspectives describe specialized disciplines within the practice of business analysis. A Perspective is a set of behaviours, terminology, and attitudes used by a business analyst within their specific type of business analysis work.

10.1. Interactive BABOK®3 Glossary

11.1. Download BABOK®3 Knowledge Areas vs Techniques (PDF)

12. Requirements Classification Schema

12.1. Business requirements

12.2. Stakeholder requirements

12.3. Solution requirements

12.4. Transition requirements

13. This freeware, non-commercial mind map (aligned with the newest version of BABOK®) was carefully hand crafted with passion and love for learning and constant improvement as well for promotion the BABOK® and business analysis profession and as a learning tool for candidates wanting to gain CBAP® qualification. (please share, like and give feedback - your feedback and comments are my main motivation for further elaboration. THX!)